lodestone

English

Alternative forms

loadstone

Etymology

First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/

Noun

lodestone (plural lodestones)

A naturally occurring magnet.
(obsolete) The mineral magnetite.

Translations

natural magnet

Bulgarian: магни́т m (magnít)
Dutch: zeilsteen (nl) m
Finnish: luonnonmagneetti (fi)

Irish: adhmaint f, cloch adhmainte f
Italian: calamita (it) f
Spanish: imán (es) m, calamita f

magnetite

Bulgarian: магнети́т m (magnetít)
Dutch: zeilsteen (nl) m or n
Finnish: magnetiitti (fi)

Italian: magnetite f
Spanish: piedra imán f

See also

lodestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

“Lodestone” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“lodestone”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Anagrams

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